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244 Synergies between spiritual and natural heritage for habitat conservation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region Alexander N. Davydov Barents Euro-Arctic Region: a components to its work on nature con- tool for international cooperation servation and, especially, on protected in the North of Europe areas. On 11 January 1993 in Kirkenes, Nor- BEAR is managed by the Barents Euro- way, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Arctic Council (BEAC) which is repre- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, sented by the Ministers of Foreign Af- Russia and Sweden signed a Declara- fairs of Finland, Norway, Russia and tion of the Establishing of International Sweden. BEAC elaborates the general Organisation Barents Euro-Arctic Re- strategy of cooperation. Practical ques- gion (BEAR). BEAR has several mech- tions are delegated to the Barents Sec- anisms to promote the cooperation retariat, which is located in Kirkenes. among the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. One of For practical reasons, the Barents Pro- them is the Habitat Contact Forum gramme was organised into ten work- (HCF). Gradually, HCF has started to ing groups on culture, environment, ed- incorporate cultural and even spiritual ucation, indigenous peoples, agricul- < Remnants of a sacred grove next to the chapel of Saint Spirit in Glazovo village, Kenozero, Kenozersky National Park (Archangel Region, Russia). 245 ture, reindeer-breeding, economics, the need for further establishment of science and development, health-care, new protected areas, proper manage- and transport and communications. ment of existing ones, and other rele- vant issues (HCF II, 2003, Appendix 2: Nowadays, BEAR unites the Northern 1). At HCF I, a mandate was defined provinces of Norway (Nordland, Troms, and a list of international projects was and Finnmark), Sweden (Våsterbotten, developed.
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